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south of San Antonio, people like the Ximeneses had gardens and some livestock to make ends meet. Counting two grandparents and an aunt, there were a dozen at home. Vicente Ximenes is a barrel-chested, distinguished looking 63-year-old who prefers to be called a Mexican-American. His family never changed the spelling of their surname to Jimenez, so it appears as one of just five names under in the telephone directory. Reminiscing about growing up in south Coke each night.

They were 5 cents each then." After the CCC and a stint in the Navy, he married Erma in 1946. Martinez is now a specialist in the city's rehabilitation division. "He inspects homes that are about to be improved, notes what must be done and periodically checks to see things are going according to plan. "The CCC was a great thing," says Martinez. "The meals were good, and the money helped families.

It taught you good discipline and good training for almost every kind of trade. I learned good working habits which have helped me throughout my life, such as being able to work in all kinds of weather without it bothering me." He enjoys discussing one example of this building a home for his daughter in the North Valley. He started in the fall of 1977 and completed it the following summer. Martinez is also proud of going back and earning his high school diploma in 1979. "I thank God for the CCC, for its giving me a trade and helping my family." VICENTE XIMENES Clerk The 1930s forced families to get the most out of what little land they had.

In Floresville, a Texas town of less than 2,000 loca ted 30 miles Texas during the Depression years, Ximenes laughs about going to school shoeless until the eighth grade. "When I got my first pair of shoes," he says, "it was a big deal. I say that because both my mom and dad went with me. My father never would do that unless it was a special occasion." His dad was a prominent politician. He ran for Wilson County clerk several times and won a couple of elections.

Having a last name that began with an helped because immigrant voters from Mexico as well as European countries sometimes could only sign their names with that letter. Ximenes' family was "cash poor" which differs, he says, from today's urban poor. "We worked like hell to survive, and we had to Vicente Ximenes has fond memories of his CCC days: "I learned an awful lot about helping people. It was the best experience I had in my life." ing the still-used Sandia ranger's residence in Tijeras. While at Bandelier National Monument, northwest of Santa Fe, Martinez was promoted to assistant leader.

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